Henke, Werner
- Date of birth:
- May 13th, 1909 (Rudak/West Prussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 15th, 1944 (Fort Hunt/Virginia, United States)
- Buried on:
- German War Graves Fort George G. Meade
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant zur See (Sub-lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Divisionsleutnant Panzerschiff "Admiral Scheer"
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1936
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Divisionsoffizier Linienschiff "Schleswig-Holstein"
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Divisionsoffizier Linienschiff "Schleswig-Holstein"
- Awarded on:
- September 17th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 23rd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See zur Verfügung
- Unit:
- Wachoffizier U-124 / 2.U-Boots-Flottille
- Awarded on:
- May 4th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See zur Verfügung
- Unit:
- Wachoffizier U-124 / 2. U-Boots-Flottille
- Awarded on:
- October 4th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See zur Verfügung
- Unit:
- Kommandant U-515 / 10.U-Boots-Flottille
- Awarded on:
- December 17th, 1942
140th Award
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant zur Verfügung (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant U-515 / 10.U-Boots-Flottille
- Awarded on:
- July 4th, 1943
257st Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
- Busch, R., Röll, H-J., Der U-Boot-Krieg – Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945, Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn GmbH, Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn, Deutschland, 2003
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